Sanitary garment



y 6, 1952 N. s. BECK 2,595,507

SANITARY GARMENT Filed July 8, 1950 4888B nun-amid FIG-3 INVENTOR. Nil/l7'7 ,Sf Bdl(.

Patented May 6, 1952 iJNlEh .res

i FFICE 1 Claim. 1

My device relates to a new and useful improvement in sanitary garments.

The principal object and purpose of this invention is to provide asanitary garment, consisting of a garment adapted to fit around thewaist and hips of the body and encircling the upper portion of the leg,having an attached member for holding an absorbent removable pad.

Another object and purpose of the invention is to provide such a garmentas described that may be worn by women beneath their wearing apparelduring the menstrual period as a. convenient and sanitary protector forsuch garments.

A further object and purpose of the invention is to provide such agarment as described so constructed that the absorbent pad may beconveniently removed or replaced without removing the garment from thebody.

In addition to the foregoing stated objects, the invention possessesother objects and features which will be disclosed in the descriptionand reference to the associated drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective View in elevation of the invention, or device.

Fig. 2 is a side view of the invention, or device, in elevation.

Fig. 3 is a View of the pad holding member as attached to a segment ofthe garment proper.

Describing the device as shown in the drawings: l refers to the garmentproper having the female snap parts 3 on the depending front portion,the attached pad holding member 2, adapted to fit in the crotch and thefree end attached on the female snap fastener parts 3 by means of themale snap parts 4, the member or part 2 is preferably made of flexibleplastic with a meshed inside surface 5 and slightly turned over edge 23so that the edges of the pad 6 will be held within such turned overedges and also by means of the gauze and HA of such pad being placedover the male parts 4 of the snap before being snapped on over thefemale parts 3.

The meshed surface 5 prevents the pad from slipping out of its properplace, or position in the holding part.

From the foregoing it will be readily observed that the garment isreadily slipped on and secured around the waist by the usual elasticmeans provided in the top edge or waist line portion, with the crotch orpad holding part or member detached from the snap fastener parts 3.

The crotch or pad holding part or member 2 is most preferably made ofpliable plastic, with the inside surface meshed and the edges turnedover slightly and inwardly, the matted surface preventing the pad fromslipping and the turned over edges like-wise inclosing the edges of thepad and holding it in proper position. With the garment in positionaround the hips and waist,

the absorbent or sanitary pad is placed in the holding or crotch memberwith the gauze end of the pad over the male parts t of the snapfastener, the crotch member is then brought forward and upward so as tobe snapped on to the female parts 3 of the snap fastener. 'The parts areeasily and conveniently removed or replaced by simply unsnapping thecrotch part 2 when the pad may be easily and quickly removed.

The garment proper may be constructed of any desired material, which mayor may not be water proof as desired, or required. The crotch part ormember should be constructed of plastic to make such part sanitary andstainless but also to provide a moisture proof and sanitary protectionto the body and under garments of the wearer.

While the invention, or garment is particularly designed and adapted forthe purposes herein specified, it may be found useful in the applicationof bandages to the same part or region of the body as described,necessitated by reason of injury or an operation in such region, of thebody.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

A sanitary garment comprising a fabricated body adapted for encirclingthe waist of a person with means for supporting such body around thewaist, a flap of plastic material having one end fixed on the lower edgeof the rear portion of the said body, said flap being of proper widthand sufficient length to be passed through the crotch and upward inposition for being removably attached to the front portion of the saidbody, the flap having a layer of mesh-woven material with slightlyupturned edges attached to its inside and upper surface, the said frontportion of the body provided with a number of female fastener parts andthe free end of the flap having a number of male fastener parts adaptedto engage in the said female parts as a means for removably attachingthe flap to the said front portion of the body, the said inside layerproviding a means for securely and removably holding a part of absorbentmaterial in proper position on the flap when said flap is in its saidattached position on the said body.

NEVITT S. BECK.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,580,464 Blumenfeld Apr. 13,1926 1,661,952 Mark Mar. 6, 1928 2,453,372 J anin Nov. 9, 1948

